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- TIROS-N was launched in October 1978 and was a third generation operational meteorological satellite for use in the National Operational Environmental Satellite System (NOESS) and for the support of the Global Atmospheric Research Program (GARP) during 1978-84. The satellite design provided an economical and stable sun-synchronous platform for advanced operational instruments to measure the earth's atmosphere, its surface and cloud cover, and the near-space environment. The satellite was based upon the Block 5D spacecraft bus developed for the U.S. Air Force, and it was capable of maintaining an earth-pointing accuracy of better than plus or minus 0.1 degree with a motion rate of less than 0.035 degree/second. Primary sensors included an Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) and a TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder (TOVS). Secondary experiments consisted of a Space Environment Monitor (SEM) and a Data Collection System (DCS). __________ Taken from the NSSDC System for Information Retrieval and Storage (SIRS). For more information contact the NSSDC Coordinated Request and User Support Office, 301-286-6695 (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 933.4, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771, USA, "http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/"). Schwalb, A., 'The TIROS-N/NOAA A-G Satellite Series,' NOAA Tech. Mem., NESS 95, 1978. Group: Platform_Details Entry_ID: TIROS-N Group: Platform_Identification Platform_Category: Earth Observation Satellites Platform_Series_or_Entity: TIROS Short_Name: TIROS-N Long_Name: Television Infrared Observation Satellite-N End_Group Group: Synonymous_Platform_Names Short_Name: TIROS-N End_Group Group: Platform_Associated_Instruments Short_Name: TOVS Short_Name: AVHRR End_Group Group: Orbit Orbit_Inclination: 98.70 deg Period: 101.70 min Perigee: 829 km Apogee: 845 km End_Group Creation_Date: 2007-11-14 Online_Resource: http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/ Sample_Image: http://www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/lae/images/tirosn.jpg Group: Platform_Logistics Launch_Date: 1978-10-13 Launch_Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, USA Primary_Sponsor: NASA End_Group End_Group
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